Giants shutout by A’s, lose 2-0

The San Francisco Giants were shut out by the Oakland Athletics today, losing 2-0.

Hayden Birdsong had a solid start, allowing one run on three hits with five strikeouts and three walks in four and two thirds innings.

Unfortunately, his offense gave him nothing. And even that assessment feels too generous. They went down in order for the first for innings of the game, before getting their first baserunner in the form of a walk in the fifth.

After having only allowed one hit in the game himself thus far, (a single to Seth Brownin the second), Birdsong started the fifth inning by allowing another single to Brown to lead things off. Zack Gelof followed that up with one of his own, before Darell…